Jami's Project -Day 10

This is my daily entry in Jami's Project whereby she wants to create a collection of journal entries from people of different ages, from different countries and different parts of this country, during this 30 day Coronavirus period. She wants to highlight how "in this together" we all are, regardless of government policies, and the influence it will have on our wellbeing and to evaluate what individuals do to cope.  She has participants from Alaska, Canary Island, France, Canada and Norway.

The road into Whangarei yesterday - just one car way up ahead, a very unusual sight.

You know how a picture is worth a thousand words? I sure wish I'd taken a photo when I went to the doctor's surgery yesterday to get my flu jab.  I'd received an email informing me they had the vaccine and that it would be safe for me to come in for it.  The doctors and nurses are now doing phone and video consultations working from home (and only have people come to the surgery who have been assessed as really needing to see a doc in person) and it's obviously working as there was only one car parked out in front of the building and two cars in the staff carpark.  What I didn't expect was a bungee cord across the front door, not a new one either, it's had good use in the past by the look of it.  I thought that was funny as if they'd had a meeting and discussed how to keep people from entering and a bungee cord won the vote for the best idea - and someone had one handy.  A large sign said, "Stay safe, stay here."  The receptionist at the desk a few paces ahead inside the door took my name and called for the nurse who was all set up beside the door.  We exchanged a few cheerful words while she gave me the jab and, as I wasn't driving, that was it.  The quickest trip I've ever had to the doctors. 

I did a lot of people watching as I sat in the car while my daughter went to the supermarket.  As I've been in self isolation since 9 March, that was the first time I've seen people out in their masks and gloves.  I tried but couldn't get a shot of the security man who was overseeing the numbers going in and out of the store (10 in, 10 out).  He had a full visor and looked very scarey.  

Some wear masks and/or gloves, others don't.  Usually, I'd stay well clear of anyone wearing a black homegrown mask like the man on the left.

Everyone was practising their social distancing and they all seemed very subdued and serious.  I decided there's a regular 2 metres and a rural 2 metres, some people were standing a lot more than 2 metres apart, I suspect they were the rural folk.

I took this next photo because I don't think I've ever really noticed how interesting these old buildings are.  Without the distraction of driving and traffic, I'm noticing some things for the first time.

As I was sitting there a very noisy seagull was really annoying me with its incessant squawking and I idly wondered if it was hanging around the supermarket car-park because there was a shortage of cars to poop on elsewhere.  (Only supermarkets, doctors and pharmacies are open - and gas stations but only for fuel and motoring related goods such as oil.  A few others, not many, are taking online orders for things that are considered to be essential.)   Anyway, the annoying seagull might be why I thought this cartoon was so funny.

Go well.

The Daily Count

 868 total cases, 13 in Northland
71 new cases
13 in hospital

103 recovered
1 death